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Easy to use and great quality. This is a great little radio jam packed with features.
A friend and a family member wanted to pay for my subscription. I stated that my account was set to renew in a few days and this would be a problem. The utter incompetence of most of the customer service people is staggering. Once again, a few days into January $150+ was withdrawn from my checking account (renewal price).
Good luck if you have to deal with them. The first time a family member called Sirius, paid for the year with his credit card, and we thought it was set. To rub extra salt in the wounds, it will take 7-10 days, my checking account is now frozen, and I have no way to use it right now. The hardware and product they give you daily is phenomenal.That being said, dealing with the company itself, specifically over the phone, is an absolute nightmare. So to put it simply, don't ask for your subscription to be paid for as a gift, and avoid dealing with Sirius directly.
I had a bad feeling but decided to go that route. This might actually be my last year with them because of this. I was disconnected by the first two associates, the third was yawning into the phone, and finally the fourth try I got someone who could help. Not happy again, we had to haggle over the phone for a few days to get it rectified.This brings me to this year. A family member called Sirius, provided a credit card, and paid for the year. is around 25. I'm now in my 4th year with Sirius. The associate told me I could use the Egift credits and buy Gift Cards from the Sirius shop and have them sent to me.
They both contacted Sirius and asked if there were Gift Cards or Certificates that could be used towards the subscription. A week later the Gift Cards arrived. We both called Sirius and the issue was not resolved for more than a week.The second issue was a similar issue. As far as the radio and the daily service, it is absolutely awesome. He assured me it wouldn't be, and transferred me to customer care.At customer care, I spoke with an associate who assured me my account would be frozen, it would go into invoice billing, and I simply had to just wait for the Gift Cards to arrive in the mail. Problem this time, I had just paid a bunch of bills out of my checking and it overdrafted my account. Harsh, but it is what it is.Three of my four years with Sirius, I have been lucky enough where I've had family/friends want to pay for my yearly subscription as a Birthday/Christmas present. They admitted fault initially, but then began to change their stance and stated that I never had the Sirius account frozen.
That was what they did.On December 30th I went to redeem them. You will not want to return to regular radio again after a couple days of Sirius. Sirius even refused initially to refund the overdraft fees from the bank. I called Sirius to take issue. I was furious and called Sirius once again. Before I called Sirius back to redeem them, I checked my checking account.
Luckily I document everyone I speak to. It is nothing but a hassle that probably will cost you days of problems.
To top it all off, I still never got an apology from Sirius. Both were told by Sirius operators that the easiest way was to purchase Egift Certificates, which are sent directly to the recipients email with a code to redeem them.
I finally spoke with a supervisor who agreed to refund the fees and subscription price. I'd say the average I.Q.
Sure enough once again Sirius charged me already for the yearly renewal. Problem is they are only good towards Sirius hardware and cannot be used for subscriptions.
His credit card was double charged, and at the beginning of January when my plan renews, I was also charged. Obviously b/c of past issues.
The current unit was awesome until just after the warranty expired. I didn't buy the life time subscription plan for the simple fact that I didn't know how long the unit would last.
I would have had to buy a new unit and then pay Sirius $75 in order to keep the life time plan going. Now I'm really glad I didn't.
The first unit I purchased lasted a week or two until it got a dark blotch on the display. When I hit a bump or touch the unit it turns off and back on.
It's just a big crap shoot as to how long a unit will last. I received a new unit with no problem from Radio Shack.
Apparently the power input jack is not very durable and now makes poor contact.
They send you from department to department and never get anything done. The customer service department is awful. I would never recommend Sirius to anyone. My original radio didn't work. It has taken over 6 months to get a replacement from warranty.
Looking to buy another in the near future. Great product, totally impressed. No more AM / Fm for me, ever. Great unit, super easy to use, the suction cup mount works great.fm transmitter inside unit is the greatest idea since sliced bread. just tune your fm radio to the correct freq and it works.
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